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Release Date
• USA: Aug 20, 2004
• UK: 29 Apr 2005
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jan 25, 2005
Budget USD 500,000
BoxOffice: $0.3M
Official Website:
Mean Creek Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for language, sexual references, teen drug and alcohol use.
Running Time
1 hour, 27 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Whitewater Films
Studio Whitewater Films
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Other Titles
• Mean Creek (2004)
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Genre: Crime, Thriller, Adventure, Drama, Revenge, Coming Of Age, Teenage, Murder, Tragedy, Thieves, Drugs, Suspense, Gay/Lesbian, Mental Illness, Police
Tagline: Beneath the surface, everyone has a secret.
Plot: Director Jacob Estes's feature film debut is a remarkably accomplished coming of age drama about death and consequences. When overweight, emotionally troubled George (Josh Peck) beats up a smaller kid named Sam (Rory Culkin) one time too many, his older brother Rocky (Trevor Morgan) and Rocky's wrong-side-of-the-tracks pal (Scott Mechlowicz) decide to teach George a lesson. Along with their friend Clyde (Ryan Kelley)--who was once the brunt of George's violence himself--they bring George on a boat trip with a cruel prank in mind. Sam brings his love interest, Milly (Carly Schroeder), who tries to stop the plan when she decides George is a nice guy after all. Tragic things happen nonetheless with the slow, languid rhythm of life in a small Oregon town. Along the way, Estes manages to capture many fine moments of poetic realism like the stillness of the forest around the river, the swirling eddies along the shore, a snail crawling along a leaf, and a drowning video camera. Cinematographer Sharone Meir uses color filters and washed-out film stock to make everything glow with faded colors like old family photographs. The dialogue feels natural and the acting is precise; Estes obviously loves his cast and allows plenty of time and space for their characters to breathe, think, and be
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